Oshana Region rounds up preparations
The 2016 Newspaper Cup winners, Oshana Region, are seeking to repeat their triumph this Easter.
The 2016 Newspaper Cup winners, Oshana Region, are hard at work with preparations for the 2018 edition at Katima Mulilo.
The team is seeking to replicate their 2016 form with the hope that they can win the 18th edition of the annual under-20 championship set for 30 March to 2 April.
The northern team has won the tournament twice.
This time around, they will have to overcome Hardap and Oshikoto in Group C in the first round before they can think of triumph.
Goals from Andreas Keenjele and Immanuel Kalla helped Oshana defeat Khomas 2-0 and clinch The Namibian Newspaper Cup title at Rundu in 2016.
The region's under-20 coach, Samuel Bongo Shaama, says they have held trials and a provisional team list is already in place.
He adds that they will not undermine any region, but will rather work towards defeating them.
“We have had an encounter with Hardap Region during the 2017 Scorpion Zinc Cup, where we beat them 1-0 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. It was a tough game because they have great attack.”
Shaama says they have not yet faced their northern rival Oshikoto at youth level.
“Judging from our play last year, it was evident we lacked tactics, an area we intend to pay much attention to this year.
We have to combine the tactics and experience of the young boys who graduated from the under-17s with that of the seniors who already played in the Newspaper Cup last year and try to go all the way in Katima Mulilo,” Shaama says.
The regional team will play a friendly game against the Oshana 11, a Second Division team, on Saturday, 10 March to test their readiness.
Including the netball teams, the other groups are as follows.
Group A: Kunene, Khomas, Otjozondjupa, Kavango West;
Group B: Zambezi, Erongo, Omaheke, Omusati;
Group D: Ohangwena, Kavango East, //Karas.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
The team is seeking to replicate their 2016 form with the hope that they can win the 18th edition of the annual under-20 championship set for 30 March to 2 April.
The northern team has won the tournament twice.
This time around, they will have to overcome Hardap and Oshikoto in Group C in the first round before they can think of triumph.
Goals from Andreas Keenjele and Immanuel Kalla helped Oshana defeat Khomas 2-0 and clinch The Namibian Newspaper Cup title at Rundu in 2016.
The region's under-20 coach, Samuel Bongo Shaama, says they have held trials and a provisional team list is already in place.
He adds that they will not undermine any region, but will rather work towards defeating them.
“We have had an encounter with Hardap Region during the 2017 Scorpion Zinc Cup, where we beat them 1-0 at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. It was a tough game because they have great attack.”
Shaama says they have not yet faced their northern rival Oshikoto at youth level.
“Judging from our play last year, it was evident we lacked tactics, an area we intend to pay much attention to this year.
We have to combine the tactics and experience of the young boys who graduated from the under-17s with that of the seniors who already played in the Newspaper Cup last year and try to go all the way in Katima Mulilo,” Shaama says.
The regional team will play a friendly game against the Oshana 11, a Second Division team, on Saturday, 10 March to test their readiness.
Including the netball teams, the other groups are as follows.
Group A: Kunene, Khomas, Otjozondjupa, Kavango West;
Group B: Zambezi, Erongo, Omaheke, Omusati;
Group D: Ohangwena, Kavango East, //Karas.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
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